Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976

2(1)The Agency is not an emanation of the Crown, and shall not act or be treated as the servant or agent of the Crown.

(2)Accordingly—

(a)neither the Agency nor any of its members or members of its staff as such is entitled to any status, immunity, privilege or exemption enjoyed by the Crown ;

(b)the members of the Agency and members of its staff as such are not civil servants ; and

(c)the Agency's property is not property of, or held on behalf of, the Crown.